The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-08
Popular Science.

Linseed meal is highly heterogeneous, and
it also readily fattens It is not considered
very desirable for poultry, yet it makes an
excellent condition food if properly given.
A pound of linseed meal, fed to SO hens,
twice a week will promote them in egg pro-
duction and health, but if it is given more
frequently it may cause bowel disease.
When the bowels are costive and the hens
do not appear bright in plumage, linseed
meal is better than any medicine that can
be given 1t is fed by being mixed with
the soft food in the morning and the soft
food scalded.
A key to the mysterious "Hittite" inscrip-
tions has been discovered by Capt. Gender,
who will shortly publish translations of
them. The Inscriptions We're found in va
rlous parts of Asia Minor; for instance, at
Klamath, on the Orontes in Servia, and at
Jerabis on the Euphrates. They have hith-
erto been an interesting puzzle to scholars,
but Capt. Gender some time ago pointed out
that they bear some resemblance to the
well-known Egyptian hierogfyphics, al
though the latter are in intaglio or cut be-
low the surface, while these are in relief
1t is supposed that the SO called "Hittite"
Inscriptions belong to a prehistoric race,
evidently of Turanian origin, who occupied
Palestine before the Jews, and had afiinities
with the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
The discovery, according to Capt. Gender,
throws an astonishing light on the ancient
history of that portion of che East.
Mr. w FOULS, of Glasgow, has devised a
system for heating railway carriages by the
waste heat from the gas lamps used to light
the roofs of the carriages. This is done by
means of water, boiler being placed over
the gas lamps, having two pipes descending
from it, and connecting with two anlular
tubes under the carriage seats. The hot
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returns again to the boiler after having
heated the carriage. 1t is found that the
ordinary size of gas flame is quite sufficient
to heat a compartment, though the CON
sumption of gas is less than one cubic foot
per hour. Congelation of the water when
the carriage is not in use is prevented by
mixing little glycerine with it. The sys-
tenn has been tried successfully during the
past winter on the trains of the Glasgow
and Southwestern Railway in Scotland, and
the temperature Of the carriage kept at
from 81 to GO Fahrenheit, even in very cold
weather.
A scientific writer remarks upon n prob
lem which is attracting TO its study nstron-
omers, namely, that which relates to the
earth as a tinelSeeper. Ilo says we measure
time by dividing either the period which
the earth revolves around the sun or that
In which il turns OH its own axis-by the
first method year being measured and a
day 10y the second. The earth, according TO
some astronomers, is actually losing time,
through two cause.-the suns attraction
and the friction, as it is termed, of the
tides-the earth each year is stated TO revolve
more slowly on its axis. The speculative
question which is thus being considered and
discussed is whether, In the end. the earth
viii stop it's revolution upon its axis and
will present always its same face TO the sun
an event whicn, when IL occurs, will cause
perpetual day in one part of the earth nnd
perpetual night in another. Concerning
any such liability, however, good scientific
authority declares that there is no occasion
for immediate alarm; that is, the rate at
which the earth is supposed 10 lose time
only shortens the years by half a second in
a century, and, as there are more than
Al SOC, 900 seconds in a year, tho earth, If il
ever does thus ceaae 10 reyolve on It's axis,
will not do 20 for more than 6,0O0, 000, 900
years yet to come.